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Separation of Substances

Science ยท Grade 6 ยท Week 5 ยท 25 questions

Mixtures and solutions are everywhere โ€” from the air you breathe to the drinks you enjoy. Understanding how substances combine and how to separate them is fundamental to chemistry.

What you'll practise

  • Find the mean of data sets
  • Distinguish between mixtures and pure substances
  • Identify methods for separating mixtures
  • Understand dissolving and solubility
All 25 questions in this Separation of Substances quiz

Grade 6 Science โ€” Separation of Substances: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

  1. Filtration is used to separate:
  2. Sedimentation means:
  3. Decantation is the process of:
  4. Evaporation separates:
  5. Which method would you use to separate sand and water?
  6. Sieving is used to separate:
  7. When salt water is evaporated, what remains?
  8. A sieve is used in:
  9. Which method uses a filter paper to separate components?
  10. Centrifugation works based on:
  11. To separate iron filings from sand, we use:
  12. When muddy water is left undisturbed, mud settles at the bottom. This is:
  13. Distillation is used to obtain:
  14. Which separation method requires heating?
  15. To separate a mixture of chalk powder and water, the best method is:
  16. Chromatography is used to separate:
  17. A funnel is mainly used in:
  18. Winnowing is a method used to separate:
  19. Which statement about filtration is correct?
  20. To get salt crystals from salt water, we use:
  21. The liquid that passes through filter paper is called:
  22. Magnetic separation works on materials that are:
  23. Which method is used in water purification plants?
  24. The solid left on filter paper after filtration is:
  25. To separate oil and water, we can use:
Question 1 of 250 correct so far

Filtration is used to separate: